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Medical guidelines that embrace the humility of uncertainty could help doctors choose treatments with more research evidence behind them

  • Written by Brad Spellberg, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California
Medical guidelines that embrace the humility of uncertainty could help doctors choose treatments with more research evidence behind themClinical guidelines can change when new research provides contradictory findings.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Clinical guidelines greatly influence how doctors care for their patients. By providing recommendations on how to diagnose and treat particular situations, guidelines can help standardize the care patients receive. For...

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